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Tchatcha
Haiti
Made by Canyl Thibeaud
2000
Canadian Museum of Civilization

  Tchatcha - CMC no. 2000.64.10.1, 2000.64.10.2 / Photo: Harry Foster

     


These rattles consist of a perforated calabash through which a handle, made of elder wood, has been inserted. They contain licorice seeds, and are played during sacred ceremonies and at almost all popular festivals of a secular nature.

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    Date Created: May 8, 2001 | Last Updated: August 19, 2009